A huge home run that flew out of the park. Clayton Kershaw was speechless for a moment.
Los Angeles Dodgers “superstar” Shohei Ohtani hit his 30th home run of the season. Ohtani hit the home run in the third inning of the fifth game against the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, batting first and designated hitter.
The Dodgers led 5-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning. With the bases loaded and no outs, Ohtani faced Boston right-hander Cutter Crawford. On a four-pitch, 85.9 mph fastball, Ohtani took a perfectly timed, full swing at the pitch, sending it over the right-center field fence.
His 30th home run of the season. The 28-degree launch angle and 116.7-mph (187.8-kilometer) fastball nearly cleared the Japanese Daiso sign in the upper right-field corner of Dodger Stadium. The home run traveled a whopping 473 feet (144 meters).
Another monster home run, this one made possible by Ohtani’s fierce swing and tremendous bat speed.
With his first home run after the start of the second half, Ohtani became the first Japanese player to hit 30 home runs in four consecutive major league seasons. This makes him the second Japanese player to reach 30 homers in a season after Aaron Judge (New York Yankees).
Teammate Kershaw was also left speechless by Ohtani’s home run. 온라인카지노사이트 Kershaw happened to be doing a live interview with a local TV station during the game. He was watching the game with a headset on and talking to the broadcasters when Ohtani hit the home run.
Kershaw was momentarily speechless. When the broadcaster asked him, “Did you see that home run?” Kershaw laughed in disbelief and said, “I didn’t even get a good look. It was amazing,” Kershaw said, stunned. “I’m at a loss for words. I’ve never seen anything like that. I’ve never seen anything like that,” he said, ”and to hit it over the top of the right-center field fence.